Museum / Archive

Elgin County Railway Museum

Artifact Type

Uniform

Description

Navy, wool, single-breasted jacket with three silver Canadian Pacific buttons on the front, two silver cuff buttons on each arm, five silver bars on the left sleeve, two outer pockets and two inner pockets. Uniform by Sainthill Levine division of Sainlee Industries Limited.

Material

wool cloth

Category

Personal Artifact

Sub-category

Clothing-Outerwear

Accession Number

2012.62.20

Date Range

circa 1980s

Length

60

Height

80

Units

cm

Item History

Belonged to Robert S. Kwapis (father of donor) who joined the railway in 1950 and worked at Parkdale, Toronto yard (20 years), VIA and Go Trains out of the Agincourt yard. Retired 1985.

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